Android: Disa is a messaging app that aims to pull all of your IMs, texts, picture and video messages, and other chats into one good-looking interface that's fast and easily accessible. It's in beta right now and has some drawbacks, but it's looking good so far.

I've been using Disa for a few days. The interface is clean, the app is fast, and SMS and MMS blend beautifully with WhatsApp messages. Similarly, there's no shortage of settings and options to keep your messages organized the way you want them. You can toggle emoji, switch services quickly without starting a new message, and so on. You can read more about the app's features in this FAQ.

In a way, Disa is what we'd like Hangouts to grow into. One interface for the messages I send friends, the photos I snap and fire off to them, but also one place to see the SMS and MMS messages that go through my carrier and are sent right to my phone number. Right now Disa supports SMS/MMS and WhatsApp, one of your favorite alternative texting apps, but the developers are working on adding more messaging services as soon as possible, specifically Hangouts and Facebook Messenger.